Sustainability and Net Zero Consultant at Turner Townsend

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Sustainability, Net Zero, Project Management, Data Analysis, ESG Strategies, Client Liaison, Team Management, Communication, Problem Solving, Relationship Management, Investment Planning, Housing Sector Knowledge, Environmental Performance, Decarbonisation, Technical Expertise, Multi-Stakeholder Management

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description Our specialist Sustainability and Net Zero team is growing in response to rising demand from social housing providers and public sector organisations. We are looking particularly for individuals with demonstrable industry experience of supporting sustainability programmes to support investment planning and delivery on the net zero carbon agenda. Our Consultants join us from a range of organisations including energy and sustainability consultancies, multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies, local authorities, and housing associations. They will have played key roles in the development and delivery of real estate sustainability projects, with demonstrable technical experience in retrofit and possibly with line management responsibilities. In this role you’ll be at the forefront of the net zero carbon transition in the UK’s private and public sectors. The specific role will be shaped around the individual skills and experience that you bring, with a range of opportunities from developing net zero energy and ESG strategies to project delivery support on some of the UK’s most innovative, market shaping projects such as the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator and Retrofit Accelerator for Homes. If this sounds interesting – talk to us to find out more about what we do. A conversation can lead to amazing places! Key tasks (not necessarily all in one person) To line manage junior consultants and play a key role in their professional development and facilitating them to deliver excellent work To support the development of business cases for new service areas to expand our reach to cover new clients, sectors, and technologies To take a lead role in managing projects, including client liaison, team resource management and budget management To support social landlords and public sector bodies through the delivery journey of their net-zero strategies and investment programmes, including: awareness, interest, business case, decision, procurement, build phase, monitoring, and completion To lead on the analysis of housing asset data to benchmark energy performance and develop investment scenarios against energy performance and net zero targets To support social landlords to measure their environmental performance and put in place ESG strategies and reporting frameworks (with a focus on environment but an awareness of social and governance issues for housing providers) To support the delivery of current industry assistance programmes including the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator, working directly with housing providers to build their capacity to deliver housing retrofit Qualifications Degree qualified or equivalent relevant work experience in a sustainability or environment related topic, with a focus on housing and/or the wider built environment Systematic approach to project management, with extensive experience of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects, often simultaneously Demonstrable experience in interpreting and using data to drive decarbonisation and asset planning, turning data into realisable projects and programmes Strong subject matter expertise of net zero and ESG policy and strategy in the social housing sector Excellent communication skills, ability to develop succinct and accurate communications covering complex subject matter for delivery to both technical and non-technical audiences Great problem-solving skills, adopting the most suitable approach for clients and your team Strong relationship management skills developed through client facing roles Additional Information Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ #LI-MM1 SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Department: Real estate

Responsibilities

The consultant will manage projects and support social landlords in delivering net-zero strategies. They will also analyze housing asset data and develop investment scenarios to meet energy performance targets.